Images have been released of a confrontation in the One Stop store in Stanley Road, from about 4.05pm on Saturday, when the man ran into the shop and stated he was being chased.

No-one has been reported missing and enquiries have drawn a blank but West Midlands Police officers are keen to check the potential victim is safe and well.

The man who claims he was being followed is captured on CCTV images from the store in Stanley Road, Oldbury

CCTV shows the man who ran into the shop declaring he was being One Stop store in Stanley Road, Oldbury at around 4.05pm Saturday 13 September, saying he was being followed by another man described as wearing a denim shirt and white tee shirt underneath.

The man being followed is aged between 20 and 25, about 5 ft 10 ins tall, slim with short brown hair and freckles, wearing a black jacket. He was then dragged from the store by the other man and put into a car and driven away.

Det Sgt Matt Slattery, of West Midlands Police, said: “No-one has been reported missing, and enquiries so far have failed to identify who the men area, but the incident was reported to us and we just need to check the man is safe and well.

"If anyone can identify either man shown please call the Violent Crime Team at Smethwick on 101.”